May 11, 2012--County gains ally in water fight (Montrose Daily Press)

Montrose County has reduced by one the list of objectors to its water rights claim on the San Miguel River. County commissioners on Monday signed off on an intergovernmental agreement with the Norwood Water Commission. The Water Commission had filed for water rights, too, but the agreement “puts us together on the same page,” county public works director Brian Wilson said. The IGA allows the county and the Norwood Water Commission to work together on securing water rights and makes for a settlement between the two parties, he said.

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